PC Hell: How to Remove WildTangent (2024)

What isWild Tangent?
Wild Tangent is a video game software companyspecializing in online games. It has even made a partnership with AOLto include itself as part of the AOL Instant Messenger for their AIMgames section. The WildTangent Web Driver is their technology thatallows you to play 3D games over the Internet. Although its nottechnically considered spyware it does have built in components toupdate itself and gather information about the computer systemincluding
  • OperatingSystem Version
  • CPUType and Speed
  • MemoryAmount
  • VideoCard type and Driver Version
  • SoundCard type and Driver Version
  • DirectXVersion
  • Locationthat the Web Driver was installed from

Howdo I Remove WildTangent?

SinceWildTangent loads into the Windows Control Panel its a little moredifficult to remove then some items. Follow the directions below toremove it or click on the link further down the page to download anautomatic removal tool from the makers of WildTangent.

ManualRemoval of Wild Tangent

1) Click onStart, Settings, Control Panel
2) Double-click on Add/Remove Programs
3) Click on the WildTangent selection and Change/Remove, Uninstall, orAdd/Remove depending on the operating system. Then follow the onscreenprompts to remove the WT Driver.
4) Now run Hijackthisand fix or Remove the following line (if it exists)

04 -HKLM\..\Run: [WildTangent CDA] RUNDLL32.exe "C:\ProgramFiles\WildTangent\Apps\CDA\cdaEngine0400.dll",cdaEngineMain

You mayalso have to use Hijackthisand remove the above line if you receive the following error messageafter using a spyware removal product to try to remove WildTangent

ErrorLoading C:\Program Files\WildTangent\apps\CDA\cdaEngine0400dll
This specified module could not be found

Follow the rest of these steps if the Control Panelicon or WildTangent folders still remain.

5) Removethe Wild Tangent Driver from the Control Panel if it still exists

  • Click onStart, Run and type REGEDIT and press Enter
  • Click onthe Plus signs (+) next to the following sections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    • SOFTWARE
    • Microsoft
    • Windows
    • CurrentVersion
    • ControlPanel
    • Cpls
  • In theright hand column find the line for wtControlPanel,right click on it and Delete it
  • Closethe Windows Registry

6) Deletethe WildTangent folder in Program Files and Windows

  • Open MyComputer
  • Double-clickon Drive C
  • Double-clickon Program Files
  • Right-clickon WildTangent and choose Delete (if the folder exists)
  • Go backto Drive C and double-click on Windows
  • Right-clickon the WT folder and choose Delete (if the folder exists)

AutomaticRemoval of Wild Tangent

Click onthe following link, download the program and run it to removeWildTangent from your system. This program can be found on thefollowing removal page from WildTangent.

http://support.wildgames.com/uninstall.html

Alternatelink to WildTangent Remover

WildTangent Remover


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